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On Thursday afternoon of European time, Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium will be hosting the second quarter-final of the 2019 Asian Cup. China will face Iran in the match. Since October 2016, the Chinese national team coached by Italian coach Marcello Lippi. China are in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup after beating Thailand 2-1 on Sunday for the third time in their history. Can the former Squadra Azzurra coach take the Chinese for the first time to the semi-finals of the tournament?
Along with Japan, South Korea and Australia, Iran is one of the big favorites to win the 2019 Asian Cup. Team Melli has already won the Asian Cup three times. The last success comes from the year 1976. Their preliminary round group won the Iranian national team with two wins and a draw. In the last sixteen, the team of coach Carlos Queiroz then prevailed 2-0 against Oman. If you look at the quarter finals China vs. Iran on the odds of bookmakers, there can be only one winner in the game. Even the betting base sees Iran clearly in the semifinals and trusts the team even a handicap victory. Thus sets the betting base in the Asian Cup game China vs.. Iran their tip on the victory of Iran despite a handicap of a goal for China.
China:
China started with a 2-1 win against Kyrgyzstan in the Asian Cup 2019. In the second game, the men of coach Lippi won 3-0 against the Philippines. In the third game, the Chinese national team conceded with the 0: 2 against South Korea the first defeat of the tournament. In the second round then Thailand waited. The Thais went in the 31st minute with 1: 0 lead. In the second half, the Lippi-elf showed a very different face and took control of the game, but was difficult with the defense of the opponent. Only in the 67th minute could the spell be broken by Joker Xiao Zhi. Just four minutes after the break China could even take the lead with a penalty. In the end, the victory for the Chinese was earned.
With the success against Thailand could China for the first time since 2004 again win a knockout match at the Asian Cup. Fifteen years ago, the Chinese national team had eliminated Iran on penalties as hosts of the Asian Cup semi-final. In 2007 and 2011, however, the team did not get beyond the group stage. 2015 failed in the first knockout round at the eventual winner Australia. Under Lippi China plays in the 4-3-3. The contract of the coach runs only until January 31, 2019. As of now, the Italian will most likely not renew his contract as a Chinese national coach. This could be the match against Iran his last game as coach of the Chinese. The Chinese national team has only been able to participate in a World Cup finals with the 2002 World Cup. There China retired after three defeats with 0: 9 goals as group last.
Iran:
For decades, Team Melli has been one of the best teams on the Asian continent. Iran has qualified for three of the last four World Cups. In 2007, 2011 and 2015, however, the Iranian national team resigned each in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup. But this year should not be over in the round of the last eight. Team Melli has been coaching since 2011 by Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz. Iran started with a 5-0 victory over Yemen in the Asian Cup 2019. The second game won the Queiroz team 2-0 against Vietnam. In the last group match, the team from the Islamic Republic finally had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Iraq.
As an opponent in the second round of Oman waited. It was not going well for Iran: Oman was awarded a penalty just three minutes later, but goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand fired the shot around the post. Already at the World Cup last year Beiranvand had a penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo can hold. After the penalty missed the favorite took over the control of the game and was rewarded in the 32nd minute with the lead. Nine minutes later, Iran also received a penalty, which the former Bundesliga player Ashkan Dejagah, who now plays in his home country in Tractor Sazi, safely turned to 2-0. In the second half of the Oman failed several times while trying to score the goal. Iran, too, could not take another chance. So it remained the deserved 2: 0 for the team Melli. So far, Iran is still without a clean sheet at the tournament. For the coach, the team spirit in his team is an important success factor.
China vs Iran head to head matches
28.03.17 WC Iran China 1 : 0
06.09.16 WC China Iran 0 : 0
03.09.10 FI China Iran 0 : 2
01.06.09 FI China Iran 1 : 0
09.01.09 FI Iran China 3 : 1